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The design proposal for Fire Station 8, located in Phase IV of the NOVUS Innovation Corridor, seeks to re-evaluate the existing master plan for Phase IV as well as role that fire stations play in our growing cities. The redesignINof master plan realign implementation with the values for site: EIGHT promoting mass LOCATED PHASE IV OF THE seeks NOVUSto INNOVATION CORRIDOR, THE DESIGN PROPOSAL FORthe STATION IS ROOTED INtransit, A REEVALUATION OF THE SITE'S MASTER PLAN AND ITSuseful, GOALS. diverse THESE RETHOUGHT DESIGNIn STRATEGIES INCLUDE A REROUTING supporting athletics facilities, and creating outdoor space. this process of redesign, the fire OF THE ACCESS ROAD,relocated A SITE ENLARGEMENT, INTEGRATION OF ACTIVITIES AND PLACING THE FIRE STATION WITHIN station has been to within an office building in a bidSPACES to explore how public infrastructure might be ONE OF THE BUSINESS CAMPUS OFFICE BUILDINGS. THE MASSING ITSELF PURSUES A CELEBRATION OF THE FIREFIGHTING re-imagined in a more urbanized fabric. The massing of this multi-use structure seeks to celebrate arrival PROFESSION. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF TRAINING AREAS, THE ARRIVAL SEQUENCE ANDthe PUBLIC sequence of LIKEWISE, the fire engine through “carving” away WHILE of theALSO office buildingSUNLIGHT, itself. This subtraction ACCESS SPACES. THE FACADE SEEKSaTOcareful REAFFIRM THIS SUPPORT, MANAGING VENTILATION, AND CREATING A DEFINABLE STREETofCORRIDOR. THESE STRATEGIES ARE ALL that CORNERSTONES IN THE REALIGNMENT OF PHASEand creates intentional moments interaction in an overall design carefully addresses both integration IV AND STATION EIGHT'S DESIGN GOALS TOWARDS ASU'S AMBITIONS FOR THE SITE. separation.